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ARNOTT, Sir John (1814-1898), of Woodlands, Shandon, co. Cork
Family and Education
b. 26 July 1814, 3rd s. of John Arnott, of Greenfield, Auchtermuchty, Fife, and Elizabeth, da. of Alexander Paton, of Greedybank, Fife. educ. Auchtermuchty sch., m. (1) 20 Jan. 1852, Mary (d. 1866), da. of John James McKinlay, of Stirling, 3s. 2da. (2) 7 Nov. 1872, Emily Jane, 3rd da. of Rev. Edward Loftus Fitzgerald, of Ardagh. co. Cork, 2s. 5da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 16 Sept. 1878. Kntd. 10 Nov. 1859; cr. bt. 12 Feb. 1896. d. 28 Mar. 1898.
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JP; high sheriff co. Cork 1875, dp. lt. co. Cork; ald. 1858, mayor 1859–61 Cork city.
Commodore Royal Irish Yacht Club.
Main residence: Woodlands, Shandon, co. Cork, [I].
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ANSTEY, Thomas Chisholm (1816-1873), of 11 New Square, Lincoln’s Inn, London, Mdx.
Family and Education
b. 17 Jan. 1816, 2nd s. of Thomas Anstey, of Anstey Barton, Van Dieman’s Land, and Mary, da. of John[?] Turnbull, of Edinburgh. educ. priv. Rev. James Garrett, Bothwell, Tasmania; Wellington sch.; Univ. Coll. London, 1831; M. Temple 1835, called 1839. m. 25 Sept. 1839, Harriet Mary Petra, 2nd da. of Jarrard Edward Strickland, of Loughlinn, Co. Roscommon, 2da.[?]; suc. fa. 23 Mar. 1851. d.s.p. 12 Aug. 1873.
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Att.-gen. Hong Kong, 1855 – 59; acting justice, high court of Bombay, 1865.
Professor of Law and Jurisprudence at the Colleges of St. Peter and St. Paul, Bath.
Knight of St. Gregory.
Main residence: 11 New Square, Lincoln's Inn, London, Mdx.
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ANSON, Thomas George (Viscount Anson) (1825-1892), of Shugborough, nr. Lichfield, Staffs.
Family and Education
b. 15 Aug. 1825, 1st s. of Thomas William Anson MP, 1st earl of Lichfield, and Louisa Catherine, da. of Nathaniel Philips, of Slebech Hall, Pembroke.; bro. of Augustus Henry Archibald Anson MP. educ. Eton. m. 10 Apr. 1855, Harriett Georgiana Louisa Hamilton, eld. da. of James Hamilton, 1st duke of Abercorn. 8s. 5da. styled viscount Anson 1831-54. suc. fa. as 2nd earl of Lichfield 18 Mar. 1854. d. 7 Jan. 1892.
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Précis writer, F.O. 1846–7.
Lord lt. Staffs. 1863 – 71; high steward of Stafford 1878.
Capt. Staffs. yeomanry 1844, maj. 1863.
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Main residence: Shugborough, nr. Lichfield, Staffs.
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YOUNG, George Frederick (1791-1870), of 72 Cornhill, London
Family and Education
b. 23 Oct. 1791, 2nd s. of William Young (d. 1847), of Borrowstouness, Midlothian, and Ann Spencer, da. of Robert Curling. m. 2 May 1814, Mary, da. of John Abbot, of Canterbury, 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 3da. (1 d.v.p.); d. 23 Feb. 1870.
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JP Mdx. Dep. Lt. Mdx.
Cttee. member, Lloyd’s (Shipping Register), 1824–1867.
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Main residence: 72 Cornhill, London.
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WYNDHAM-QUIN, Edwin Richard Windham, visct. Adare (1812-1871), of Dunraven Castle, Glamorgan and 76 Eaton Square, London
Family and Education
b. 19 May 1812, 1stAlthough Adare’s entries in the ODNB and the Dictionary of Irish Biography list him as the only son of the second earl, he had a younger brother, the Hon. Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin, who married the daughter of Admiral Sir George Tyler (Adare’s successor as MP for Glamorgan) in 1856. s. of Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin, 2nd earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl [I], and Caroline, da. and h. of Thomas Wyndham, of Dunraven Castle, Glamorgan. educ. Eton 1826-9; Trinity Coll., Dublin, adm. 17 Nov. 1831; BA 1833. m. (1) 18 Aug. 1836, Augusta Charlotte (d. 22 Nov. 1866), 3rd da. of Thomas Goold, of Merrion Square, Dublin, master in chancery [I], 1s. 5da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 27 Jan. 1870, Anne, da. of Henry Lambert, of Carnagh, co. Wexford (MP County Wexford 1831-5), s.p. styled visct. Adare, 1824-50. suc. fa. as 3rd earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl [I] 6 Aug. 1850. cr. Bar. Kenry 12 June 1866. d. 6 Oct. 1871.
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KP 13 Mar. 1866.
Commr. national education [I], 1861 – d.
High sheriff co. Limerick 1834; Dep. Lt. Glamorgan 1836; Lord Lieut. co. Limerick 1864 – d. custos. rot. co. Limerick.
Col. Limerick militia.
Life member Royal Irish Academy 1830; Fell. Royal Archaeological Society 1831; BA Cambridge (ad eundem) 1833; F.R.S. 1834; F.S.A. 1836; Fell. Royal Geographical Society 1837; founder member Irish Archaeological Society 1840; vice-president British Association for the Advancement of Science 1842; founder member Celtic Society 1845; member Dublin Statistical Society 1850; life member Royal Zoological Society of Ireland 1854; Fell. Royal Horticultural Society 1861; member Royal Institution of South Wales; president Cambrian Archaeological Association 1849, 1862, 1869; vice-president Royal Irish Art Union; vice-president Philosophical Society of Limerick; vice-president Society for the Preservation of the Melodies of Ireland; vice-president Dublin Shakespeare Club; vice-president Society of Ancient Concerts [I].
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Main residences: Dunraven Castle, Glamorgan; 76 Eaton Square, London.
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